r/pestcontrol 2h ago

Help !! Came home after a month to find weird casings and ants?

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Pest control didn’t know what it was. No holes in ceiling or bedding.


r/pestcontrol 37m ago

German roach

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So I’m 99% sure this is a German roach. Its egg sac was still attached. I found it in the hallway of my building. Does that mean I’m done for ?


r/pestcontrol 46m ago

Is this booklice?

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Found this in my bed. It’s maybe only 1mm in size. Is this booklice?


r/pestcontrol 3h ago

Identification German Roach Poop?

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i saw some crumbs on the floor in my kitchen and i’m wondering if this is roach poop? we had a roach issue in the past, but got pest control and i have not seen a live one since. i am just curious if i should worry or does this simply seem like crumbs? i did the damp paper towel trick to see if it would smear on the ground. it didn’t, but it seems the tiniest bit smeared on the paper towel. if anyone has any guesses, please let me know.


r/pestcontrol 2h ago

Help !! Came home after a month to find weird casings and ants?

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r/pestcontrol 5m ago

Identification Are these no see ums or something else?

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I would really appreciate help confirming if my suspicion that these bugs which have been biting me are no see ums. They appeared recently inside my apartment and really become active before bed and in the mornings. I am located in the northeastern United States.


r/pestcontrol 3h ago

What bug is this? I’m afraid it’s a roach

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Found dead, in Maryland. 1/2 inch in length


r/pestcontrol 20m ago

Infestation of these bugs pls help

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Does anyone know how to keep these little roaches out or how to get rid of them? I’ve cleaned the room, and made sure there was no food but they keep appearing. I’ve been finding them dead everywhere because they can’t handle the heat of the top floor ig and I am half tempted to believe they are entering from my AC but not so sure anymore.


r/pestcontrol 47m ago

What kind of droppings are these?

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r/pestcontrol 5h ago

Identification Found this on my basement stairs is this bat poop

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I found this single dropping on my basement stairs yesterday. I carefully picked it up and tried to crush it, it took a bit of force for it to crumble. I'm afraid because I sleep in the same room where the dropping was found.


r/pestcontrol 1h ago

Roaches Squashed in Louisiana, ID?

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r/pestcontrol 1h ago

Mite ID & Help

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I’m about to lose my mind. Every fall for the last 3-4 years, these little mites have shown up in my bathroom. Every year, they have been there for only a couple of months, then go away when the weather gets colder. Then we don’t see them until the next fall. During those times, we would only see a few of them. This year is different. They showed up in June, and there are literally hundreds of them. They are located in my bathroom and in my kitchen, which share a wall, and both have an exterior wall to our backyard. I believe they’re getting in from the backyard. We are working on removing all vegetation/weeds within 3 feet of the house and sealing cracks or possible entrances we can find. We are located in Eastern Idaho.

We have sprayed neem oil everywhere, that did not seem to do anything. I have tried a dish soap/vinegar spray, isopropyl alcohol kills them, but does not repel them, and we have sticky traps. The sticky traps are catching a ton of them, but not solving the root problem.

I have two questions – can anyone identify what type of mite this is, and does anyone know how to get rid of them?


r/pestcontrol 2h ago

Help !! Came home after a month to find weird casings and ants?

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Pest controls doesn’t know what it is. No visible holes in pillows or walls.


r/pestcontrol 6h ago

General Question Ants!

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I always get ants from my bathroom fixtures. Can I use spray foam behind the fixtures to prevent this? I can’t see the entry point outside the house and ant traps only alleviate the issue for a week or two


r/pestcontrol 2h ago

Roaches Does anyone know if this is a cockroach

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Seen one on my floor and one on my pantry shelf in the past few days


r/pestcontrol 3h ago

Volleyball sized wasp nest in crawl space

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How do I remove a volleyball sized nest in the crawl space without getting wasps into the living space?


r/pestcontrol 3h ago

Identification Ant identification

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These ants have set up their nest next to my tree. What are they and what products do I need to get rid of them.


r/pestcontrol 3h ago

How do I get rid of a tiny lizard in the house?

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I recently relocated to Houston and have never had to deal with little lizards before. Walked in on one today and boy are they fast. What do I do?


r/pestcontrol 3h ago

Unanswered Roach or bed bugs?

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Roach or a bed beg? My mom found this bug in the bathroom, we are very scared!


r/pestcontrol 3h ago

Identification Can someone ID this ant?

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I know the photo quality is awful, my bad

But we’ve had some minor issues with ants at our side door and they are coming in from the cracks. These ants are tiny and they brought dark fras/dirt at the base of the door. It had rained heavily the night I took this picture and they were flying everywhere

I killed them with soapy water and put vinegar cups by where they were coming in just as a temporary solution and cleaned up any scent trails they left and they haven’t been back in a day and a half

I’m no ant expert, but are these carpenter ants? And is it worth getting an exterminator?


r/pestcontrol 3h ago

General Question Caught this guy in a trap today. I’ve lived here 3 years with no issues. I reset the trap but do I need to do more?

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r/pestcontrol 5h ago

D-Fense Dust applied to outdoor Air Vents that lead to INDOOR Living Room & Master Bedroom Closet

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Hi!! I really need some advice quick. Today someone find Kind Pest Control put D-Fense Dust on our outdoor air vents that lead to our indoor Living Room & Master Bedroom Closet. He said that they wouldn’t usually do this because those vents go to living areas where you frequent, but since he thought there were silverfish coming from the vents, he would do it. He also sprayed in my closet and he said he isn’t allowed to do that but did it anyways to try and help.

When he mentioned dusting the vents on the outside of the house that lead to the indoor areas, I wasn’t thinking clearly because he had actually accidentally bumped my gas (propane or methane) on my stovetop and I had been breathing it in for an hour not realizing why I was dizzy and having headaches.

Everything I’ve read online says do NOT put that dust on your vents and now it’s probably all in my HVAC system and can cause me health problems. What the heck do I do???


r/pestcontrol 5h ago

Identification Flea or fly?

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My SO thought we had fleas because he’s found a few tiny bugs on him. I hadn’t seen any but was in the bathroom when I saw this tiny thing walking/flying on the mirror. Please help me identify it.
Little more context, I have a reptile that I order bugs for online, the last package had some loose tiny bugs but I honestly thought nothing of it because well, bugs. Idk where else they could be from, I have a cat but she’s strictly indoors and I haven’t found any on her. Thank you in advance


r/pestcontrol 1d ago

Feeling terrible - purchased 1st home possible German roach infestation

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Sorry for the long post ahead..
We just purchased our first home, we did everything leading up to closing as we should we got a general inspection, plumbing inspection, termite inspection and all came back clear and with very little things that needed to be taken care of. We went from renting, we were comfortable at our other place but wanted to find a house with a nice yard and a home that could be ours. We have young kids as well. We walked through the home about 4 times before closing, we did initial walk through then came in two other times to measure and then final walkthrough 3 days before closing. I noticed they had glade plug ins throughout the property and it was so strong I was like I am definitely taking those out before moving in, but thats all you could smell was glade. The seller apparently bought the house 2.5 years ago, ”re did the interior” and rented it and then decided to sell it now. House was on the market for over 60 days because they priced high, so it sat vacant. So great we get everything done and taken care of, the house a little bit out of our budget but we made it work because initially we thought we have minimal work that needs to be done to it. So we close on the house 2 days ago on Monday. I left the closing, came straight in and wanted to clean the house because we had little time to be able to move before my husband went back to work and we have 10 days left in our rental before there is a new tenant. I went immediately to the kitchen. I noticed a dead bug in the corner I was like okay that’s fine maybe came in from people coming in and out. I didn’t look at it too much I just wiped it up. I moved an foot down the counter and there is another one. Im like hmm, I continue on and I find 4 dead bugs flipped upside down on the counter all the same type of bug so I am suspicious at this point like it’s not a one off that flew in. so I take a picture of it and upload it to Google… this is where I about died inside. it said “German cockroach.” so I go balls to the wall and I start opening cabinets to look inside I see black flecks in the corners of the cabinets and what looks to be like grease and dirt over all of the hinges. I open up the cabinets next to the stove one crawled out and it smelled disgusting, it smelled musty and that had the most dirt on the hinges. so at this point I just start crying, I just bought the biggest purchase of my life so far and there might be a cockroach infestation… not to mention I have kids and I don’t want them living in this. I took pictures of everything, I pulled the oven tray out and sure enough… 2 combat max roach bait trays under there with a few dead roaches around it. I pulled the fridge out there was dirt, combat max trays and some flipped over dead roaches. I open up the kitchen cabinets and up top there was more combat max bait trays. on top of the fridge more combat max bait trays with dead roaches next to it. I decided to look in the bathroom so I pulled the bathroom cabinet drawers out and sure enough brown flecks and a few dead roaches. I have 7 days left in my rental we already moved everything here I haven’t unpacked a single thing, and we aren’t using the kitchen yet since finding the bugs. I am so upset and feeling huge remorse and almost as if I made a bad decision purchasing this home and choosing to move my kids here instead of just staying in the rental we had because now we are stuck and I am terrified at the thought of having to put all our pantry products in bags and not be able to set plates down in the kitchen for however long we live here. not to mention I unplugged the glade plug ins and every time you walk in it smells musty. I have yet to see anymore live ones but finding a lot of traces of them and I am scared about bringing food in here or unpacking anything here and it drawing them out. None of this was mentioned by the seller, inspectors or nor were there any visible bugs when walking through. I would have never purchased. the home if I knew there was a possible cockroach infestation, and finding the trays it makes me feel like they knew about this. We called an exterminator and are having the place bombed Saturday but still feeling horrible that this might not be the end and I potentially just moved my children and my family into a place where we can’t really live. I feel like the kitchen is dirty and cant for see myself feeling comfortable enough to cook in there. I attached pictures to show. If you have any experience with a situation like this can you please share your experience - please no mean comments I suffer with ocd and specifically contamination and I am really struggling mentally for what’s ahead.


r/pestcontrol 5h ago

General Question Help in identifying fly and how to get rid of

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Recently my apartment has been overrun by these giant flies, but I’m honestly not sure where they’re coming from. They usually crowd around windows and light sources. The only thing that raises alarm bells are the tomatoes I’m growing on my balcony. Could that be the cause of them? How can I get rid of them permanently? I’m in Canada for reference. Sorry for the bad photo.